Updated README

Author: anibalrojosan

README.md

@@ -51,14 +51,15 @@ breast-cancer-ops/
 ├── pyproject.toml             # Project metadata and dependencies (managed by uv)
 ├── pytest.ini                 # pytest configuration
 ├── README.md                  # Project documentation
+├── requirements.txt           # Project dependencies (generated by uv for pip compatibility)
 └── uv.lock                    # Locked dependency versions (generated by uv for reproducibility)
 ```
 
 ## Setup
 
-Follow these steps to set up the project environment and install dependencies using `uv`.
+Follow these steps to set up the project environment and install dependencies. This project uses `uv` for dependency management, and can also generate a `requirements.txt` file for compatibility with standard `pip` workflows.
 
-### Using `uv` (Recommended for faster setup)
+### Using `uv` (Recommended for faster setup and reproducibility)
 
 `uv` is a fast Python package installer and virtual environment manager written in Rust.
 
@@ -73,24 +74,48 @@ Follow these steps to set up the project environment and install dependencies us
     python -m pip install uv
     ```
 
-3.  **Initialize the project and create/activate virtual environment:**
+3.  **Create and activate virtual environment:**
     ```bash
-    uv init
+    uv venv
     # Then activate the environment. On Windows PowerShell:
     .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
     # On Linux/macOS:
     source .venv/bin/activate
     ```
 
 4.  **Install dependencies:**
-    `uv` will install dependencies defined in `pyproject.toml`.
+    `uv` will install dependencies defined in `pyproject.toml` and `uv.lock`.
     ```bash
     uv install
     ```
 
+### Using `pip` (Alternative method)
+
+If you prefer to use standard `pip` for dependency management, you can do so by first generating `requirements.txt` with `uv`.
+
+1.  **Generate `requirements.txt`:**
+    The `requirements.txt` file is generated from `pyproject.toml` using `uv`.
+    ```bash
+    uv pip compile pyproject.toml -o requirements.txt
+    ```
+
+2.  **Create and activate a virtual environment (using `python -m venv` or `conda`):**
+    ```bash
+    python -m venv .venv
+    # Then activate the environment. On Windows PowerShell:
+    .\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
+    # On Linux/macOS:
+    source .venv/bin/activate
+    ```
+
+3.  **Install dependencies using `pip`:**
+    ```bash
+    pip install -r requirements.txt
+    ```
+
 ## Running tests
 
-Once the environment is set up and dependencies are installed using `uv`, you can run the tests:
+Once the environment is set up and dependencies are installed, you can run the tests:
 
 1.  **Run all tests:**
     Ensure your virtual environment is activated. Then, from the project root directory, run: